North Carolina head coach Bill Belichick makes a big decision on his future at the program amid speculation about his tenure.

Belichick, who was on the road Friday recruiting in Olney, Md., has told those close to him that he loves coaching at the college level. More than that, he believes they’re building something meaningful at UNC, a program with staying power. Lombardi is fully on the same page.

- Belichick was spotted on Nantucket during UNC's pre-Clemson bye weekend the weekend of Sept 28. The headline in the New York Post: Bill Belichick and Jordon Hudson retreat to Nantucket for romantic getaway on UNC's bye week.

With questions churning about his future as first-year Tar Heels head coach, Bill Belichick used the team's bye week to check on recruits at a high school football game.

Mounting dysfunction within UNC football under Bill Belichick’s leadership has reached a breaking point, prompting the university’s student body president to call for an independent review of the program’s operations and culture.

Mike Vrabel is changing the culture in New England as he has Drake Maye and the Patriots off to a 3-2 start heading into their Week 6 matchup against the New Orleans Saints. WEEI Patriots insider Tom Carroll says the new head coach is treating players like “human beings” — something that didn’t happen under Bill Belichick or Jerod Mayo.

And of the 49 outgoing transfers who left prior to Belichick's first game, several are key players elsewhere including defensive end Beau Atkinson ( Ohio State ), defensive tackle Travis Shaw ( Texas) and linebacker Amare Campbell ( Penn State ).